LIGUSTRUM 



LILAC 



913 



*. Amur^nse, Can-. {L. fhfila.var. Amiinnsi.i. Hort.). 

 Shrub, to 15 ft., with upright branches: Ivs. oval or ob- 

 long, usually obtuse, somewhat glossy above, glabrous 

 except the midrib beneath. 1-2 i-j in. long: panicles erect, 

 often rather many-Htl., 1-2H in. long: Hs. short-pedi- 

 celled; calys glabrous or slightly pubescent near the 

 base. June, July. Japan, China. R.H. 1801, p. 352.— 

 Similar in habit to the following and almost half-ever- 

 green. 



cc. Young parts glabrous: Ivs. half-evergreen. 



5. ovaliSdlium, Hassk. {L. Califirnicum, Hort. L. 

 Jttpdnicum, Hort., not Thunb.,and probably Z. medium, 

 Franch. & Sav.). C'alifukxia 

 Pkivet. Shrub of upright habit, to 

 15 ft., quite glabrous: Ivs. cuneate 

 at the base, elliptic-ovate or elliptic- 

 oblong, acute, dark green and 

 glossy above, yellowish green be- 

 neath, iyi-2yi in. lipu;: : i>:iHii Irs 

 erect, many-fld., ralhi i r,]]ii|i^iii , 

 to 3 in. long: Hs. iiliiMi-t s, smI, . 

 July. Japan. —A very lianilsuu.e 

 shrub, but of somewhat stiff habit ; 

 well adapted and much used for ^^^^ 



hedges (see Mn. (i, p. 9). Var. 

 aureo - marginatum, Hort. Lvs. 

 c-cl','i-.l vcUuw. \':\r. variegatum, 



Hurt. iTur, r,ili,\stiim ru ri,qnliim . Hort.). Lvs. varie- 

 gated with yellow. Var. tricolor, Hort. Lvs. variegated 

 with yellowish and white, pinkish when young (Mn. 2, 

 p. 42). 



AA. Cnrolla with the tube as long as the limb or shorter. 

 B. YoHug growths glabrous: lvs. evergreen. 



(1. Jap6nicum, Thunb. {L. gldbrtnn, Hort. L. KcUeri- 

 Ainim. Vis. /,. K,'lli-nniniiii. Si,'hnl<!i, spirritiim and 



BB. Voinuj lirini'ld, ts iind ill florescence piihcscent or 



puberitlous. 



f. Lvs. evergreen, 2-5 in. long. 



9. Nepalense, Wall. (L. spicdtiim, Don). Evergreen 



shrub or tree, with pubescent hranchlets : lvs. oblong or 



oblong-ovate, acuminate, pubescent beneath, 2-5 in. 



long: panicles rather large and broad, interspersed 



with petioled bracts. July, Aug. Himal. 



cc. Lvs. deciduous or half-evergreen, l-S^in. long. 

 Common Privet or Peim. Shrub, 

 d l.anich.s ,,ul.,,rulou,s: h s. 



10. vulg-are, Linn, 

 to 15 ft.: brani-Iilef 



ubl. 



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,ri-: 



glal.n.us: ,,aniHr ratl.rr ,lri,s.., |,vra 

 l'a-2'-j in. Ic.iik: stamens shiirter th 

 limb. June, July. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. 

 Naturalized in some places, chieHy in the 

 East. B.B.2:U04.-Many 

 garden forms. Var.buxi- 

 folium, Nichols. Lvs. 

 ovatr or oblong-ovate, 

 "btiisi-, half-evergreen. 



I No 



H.irt.). Hiisb 



shrub, tu 111 ft. 



or .ilitusisli, with 

 reddish margin and midrib, veins beueatli not distinctly 

 marked, 2-3^ in. long: panicles broad, rather loose, to 

 4Kin. long; tube usually somewhat longer than calyx. 

 July, Aug. Japan. — Very handsome evergreen shrub, 

 but in colder climates often losing the lvs. in fall; often 

 confounded with the following, and also with the 

 former. 



7. Iticidum, Ait. (L. .Iiipiiniruiii inacroplii'illuin, L. 

 miignoliiefdlium, L. ,Siii,'iix<- lulifiiliinii inhiir^liim and 

 L. spiedtum, Hort.). Lai;;e shrub or trie, tc.l^i) ft., with 

 somewhat spreading branches, similar ti.> the former: 

 Ivs. larger, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acumi- 

 nate, distinctly veined beneath, 3-5 in. long: panicles 

 less loose, with almost sessile fls.: tube about as long 

 as calyx. July, Aug. Japan, China. B.M. 2565; 2921 

 (as L. Nepalense glabruin). G.C. II. 10:753. — Larger 

 leaved than the former, but more tender. It yields the 

 white wax, an exudation of the branches, caused by an 

 insect, Coccus Pe-lah; therefore cult, in China. Var. 

 Alivdni.Arb. Kew. (L. Jap6nicum,ya,T. Alivbni, A.niv6) . 

 Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, to 8 in. long, acuminate, some- 

 times with yellowish varii'gatiun when young. Var. 

 aureo-marginatum, llorr. ( /y. c.n-, Isum aureutn, Hort.). 

 Lvs. maririiied yelluw. Var. tricolor, Arb. Kew. (L. Ja- 

 vdnicuin tricuUn-, Hort.). Lvs. with yellowish variega- 

 tion, pink when young. 



1275. Conventional forms of California Privet hedges. 



8. coriaceum, Carr. {L. Ihcidum, var. eoriacenm, 

 Decne.). Dwarf, dense shrub, with short, rigid branches, 

 to 6 ft., very leafy: Ivs. orbicular or orbicular-ovate, 

 convex, dark green and shining above, \'%-'^% in. long: 

 panicle compact, 2-4 in. long, with sessile fls. July. 

 Cult, in Japan, not known wild. B.M. 7519. R.H. 1874, 

 p. 418; 1888, p. 440. F. 1876, p. 65. 



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1276. Lieustrum Ibota. 



Var. glaiicum albo - marginatum, Hort. Lvs. bluish 

 green, with luirrow white margin. Var. Itdlicum, 

 Kirchn. {L. Italicnm, Mill. L. sempirvirens, Fieri.). 

 Lvs. linear-lanceolate, almost evergreen. Var. pendulum, 

 Hort., with pendulous branches. There are also vars. 

 with fruits of different colors, as var. chlorocarpum. 

 Loud., with greenish, var. leucocarpum. Loud., with 

 whitish, and var. xanthocarpum. Loud., witlL yellowish 

 fruits. Of the varieKat.d funiis. var. aiireura, Hort., 

 with yellow foliage, and var. variegatum, Hort., with 

 the lvs. blotched yellow, are the most important. 



11. Sin6nse, Lour. (L. FSrtuiiei, Hort.). Shrub, to 8 

 ft., with slender spreading branches: branchlets pubes- 

 cent: Ivs. oval to ovate-lanceolate, pubescent along the 

 midrib beneath, at least when young: panicles pubes- 

 bent, loose, to 4 in. long, with distinctly pedicelled fls. 

 China, Corea. Two forms can be distinguished. Var. 

 villdBum, Rehder (L. cilldsiiin. May). Lvs. oval to 

 ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, pubescent beneath, 

 especially along the midrib: panicle narrow. G.C. 1858, 

 p. 621. Var. Staiintoni, Rehder (L. Staiintoni, DC). 

 Less high and more spreading: lvs. oval to ovate, ob- 

 tuse or emarginate, pubescent on midrib beneath, panicle 

 broader and more loose. G.C. II. 10:365. G.F. 3:213. 



12. Quihdui, Carr. Shrub, to 6 ft., with spreading 

 branches: branchlets and panicles finely pubescent: lvs. 

 elliptic-oblong or narrow-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, some- 

 what coriaceous, 1-2 in. long: fls. almost sessile, in 

 small clusters, forming at ends of the branches long, 

 panicled spikes. June-Aug. China. G.C. II. 18, p. 277. 



L. brachyst&chyum, Decne. Closely allied to L. Qnihoui, but 

 of upright habit, with Lirger Ivs. .ind shorter more compact 

 p.T,nicles.— i. compdctum. Hook. f. & Thomps. (L, lancifolium, 

 lougifolium, liue.are and Simoni, Hort.). Evergreen shmb. 

 Quite glabrous : lvs. lanceolate, to 6 in.: p,iniele large, compact: 

 tube short. Himalayas.— i. insulare, Decne. (L. Stauntoni, 

 Hort., not DC). Shrub, to6ft., alliedtoL. vulgare: Ivs. elliptic- 

 ovate to linear-lanceolate, yellowish green, often penduIo^.^, 

 2-3 in.: panicles ratlier large. Origin uncertain.— P. ieArin^7ise, 

 Hort. = Syringa Pekineusis.— i. strongylophyllum, Hemsl. 

 Evergreen shrub or small tree, almost glabrous: lvs. orbicular 

 or obovate, ^-1 in.: panicle rather loose. China.— i. W Aiken, 

 Decne. Allied to L. Nepalense: lvs. ovate to lanceolate, gla 

 brous, to 3 in.: panicle large, to 6 in. Ceylon, Neilgherries. 

 G.C. m. 24:283. G.M. 41:683. ALFRED RehdeR. 



LILAC. See Syringa. 



